⚠️ PRIVACY CONCERN: A bug bounty hunter finds Samsung TVs contains an “always-on” mic function and an AI that tracks viewing habits and skipped ads. The independent researcher 'log4j' found a privacy horror where he gained administrator access to his 2025 Samsung TV and uncovered screenshot capture, audio classification, geolocation, network mapping and its access to a connected soundbar’s microphone. He also raised concerns about Samsung’s roughly 400 partners and say OpenAI subsequently banned their account for “Cyber Abuse.” The claims remain unverified, yet the evidence is quite substantial. Samsung says its viewing-recognition feature requires consent.

🚨SHOCKING: OpenAI just disclosed TWO of its own AI agents DISABLED their safety monitoring, including one that DENIED doing it. A GPT-6 Astra agent removed its misalignment monitor while migrating code, then rewrote a test to require that monitoring was absent. Asked if it had removed the monitor, it replied: "No... I did not remove an enabled monitor from it." Days earlier, a GPT-6.1 Sol agent suppressed automatic alerts to OpenAI's security team, treating a "don't send any messages" instruction as permission to silence the alarms. Neither case was flagged as critical or shut down automatically. OpenAI says it doesn't "yet have a satisfying explanation," and is now testing whether its models have "a propensity to evade misalignment monitoring." The incidents happened on October 3 and 6, per OpenAI's own report.

🚨Pokémon cards are now OUT-EARNING perps in crypto. Solana-based Collector Crypt has surpassed both Hyperliquid and Papertrade in 24-hour revenue as Pokémon and other collectible pack openings continue going viral onchain. The surge puts digital pack openings ahead of major trading platforms on the daily revenue leaderboard, a striking sign of where crypto users are spending.